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[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] zacg.rishabh:
A super great work i just thot about this idea googled and got this link...

It would be cool if this app. Would be open for all devices also... please release 1 for cm10 please... would love to use it...

dev. Great work sir...

NEWBIE

DEVICE - ACE PLUS GT-S7500

ROM - CM 10 BY THE WHISP

MODS - A FEW...

wanna learn sumthing new each day :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Roundtableprez:
Any chance we will see a touchscreen version? This way it will work for all devices?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Adizzzle:
Not yet. Im assuming Rozen is quite the busy fellow so it may be a while until all the qinks and stuff are worked out. Till then. We wait. :D
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Roundtableprez:
Ah ok
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] nex86:
can you please make this compatible for non-Xperia Play devices???

I'd love to have this Launcher on my Archos Gamepad !!!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
The launcher is still in very early development, it still needs a lot of work, and Rozen has already said that first wants to finish it and then will come the compatibility with other devices.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] fma965:
Source is available, you could fix it yourself.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] hacxpredator:
I'm using xperia play but program says "your device is not an xperia play"

Sent from my 8027 score Xperia Play
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] abdel12345:
Are you using neo l software? Just edit the build prop to say xperia play

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sewer56lol:
Hey I see myself :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Hello people! Here's an update. :)

It's more an step back in features than an update, but it's a necessary one. :good:

I've updated the git repo with the new code (if anyone were watching the changes I made in the repo, they were done almost a week ago, but I've updated again yesterday), and uploaded a new apk.

As you can see now, graphics performance improved a lot, but there are some new bugs around, I've not finished any modules yet, but If I get some free time at work, I'll try to work on 'em.

I insisted in doing work in the music player as it does a heavier work than the others modules, and it allows me for a faster implementation of the other modules after that (e.g. copy/paste, LOL :p).

There's still the other old modules in the repo, but they will be removed soon, after I use the necessary code to build the new modules.

I've removed the device check but just for the pleasure of testing, and I'm not yet supporting devices other than the Xperia Play (e.g. without physical keypads). There's still some touch code in there, but it's unfinished and doesn't allow to click on any item.

Hope you like the performance, now it haves the potential I wanted it to have :D

<rant>Mental note to myself: I'm never ever using again android's View hierarchy for a graphical project like this again in my life :P </rant>
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Adizzzle:
Thanks for the update cant wait to use this on my S3!!!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] chabbe11:
Hi Rozen!

Just installed it, but just keeps getting FC. I don't even get into the launcher. Is someone else experiencing this?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
I installed the new version, but it doesn't start, when you click the icon it automatically shows the forecd close message.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Yeah, my bad. I neglected to bundle the needed theme file. Here I've attached it.

Put the zip under /sdcard/XPMB/themes/

Credits to mr-billionaire who originally ripped them from the PS3 original firmware 3.01 as he stated on his original post in deviantART.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
I saved the zip where you say and it still closes.

And I say again RozenTensai, don't make the app use PS3 or PSP themes, make it use its own themes, because on the Xperia Play you have far more aplications than on PS3 (calls, sms...) and it will generate problems in the end I believe.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Then I need a logcat because in the two phones I have (the XP and a Mini) it doesn't FC; in the Mini it shows bigger icons (very BIG!), because of the DPI difference, tough.

Themes are used to show general items, e.g. the main menu/default wallpapers. After all it needs to load those assets from somewhere. Or maybe I've misunderstood something?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sheraro:
force close here too

version : XPMB_Crateria-0.5.756 (build 20130507+2306).apk

copied the zip to /sdcard/XPMB/themes/

logcat attached
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] abdel12345:
Yep I got a force close as well.

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Updated, added NES and APP modules.

For those getting FC's just by opening the app, try to uninstall old version before installing a new apk, I'm using 2 machines to develop and the apk's can be signed with different hashes, blocking updates.

sheraro's logcat analysis pointed me to the conclusion (because of a NullPointerException after the ZipFIle was "open") that it's

a) an incomplete download, or

b) misplaced theme file.

The correct path for the theme is (case sensitive, as it's hardcoded for now):

/sdcard/XPMB/themes/simple.zip (for Gingerbread/ICS ROMs)

/storage/sdcard0/XPMB/themes/simple.zip (for JellyBean ROMs)

In JellyBean, the /sdcard directory exists as a symlink to the correct path just for compatibility, but there are events that can make it to not work as expected (some ROM bugs)

Hope everyone could get it to work again.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] naruto144a:
still I have FC
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sheraro:
Same error ! new apk version and redowloaded the theme (had same md5 as my first download)

What rom do you use ? i'm on Gin2JellyBean 2.2.2 , lupus GB v8 kernel

perhaps it's because the real path of sdcard is /mnt/sdcard ? my path is /mnt/sdcard/XPMB/themes/simple.zip
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
It uses Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() so it shouldn't throw any error...

I'm using AOKP in the dev machine (my XPlay) and xNXT 7 in the other test phone (a Xperia Mini) and it doesn't show any problems.

Both tested with spanish/english locales set.

I'll add more debugging data printing everywhere at the cost of performance, but to ease bug squashing.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Roundtableprez:
I actually have a version of this APP that uses the touch interface... It allows me to click stuff and everything, music works too, but i fear it Is probably very outdated.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Adizzzle:
Would you share please?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] yekasangredevago:
very good ide to and good work .. :)

but would be good and serious idea, make a game launcher that allows you to add shortcuts to each category, (and can assign a name to each category) for example:

In games: Asphalt 7, Wild Blood, Etc..

In Applications: GameKeyboard, Lucky Patcher, Etc

In Connectivity or Internet: Playstore, Dolphin Browser, Facebook .. Etc.

In Emulators: PPSSPP, Gameboid, FPSE .. Etc. ..

On, that when you walk into the pitcher, the phone is like the UI changed completely .. :D

Very good project also .. Keep it up .. :victory:
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
It's probably in the download list, in the project page, just maybe 3 public builds earlier.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Adizzzle:
Thanks Rozen hope you expand this to other phones as well!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sellers86:
Thanks for making this open source dude! If it isn't already available, I may go ahead and port it to the nexus 4 as long as its alright with you :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
No problem! :good:

Now with the news. Updated, added verbose logging for some modules (ThemeLoader, GBA Module, Music module). Also updated git repo.

Anyone having the FC at startup now can get better logs with this version.

Hope we can fix this issue ASAP.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sheraro:
logcat of the new version (0.5.777) :
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
There is something strange about it, as the log says:

It checks for the presence of 'simple.xml' inside the zip, and it doesn't even throw a FIleNotFoundException, so it may be a corrupt file.

I suspect you're using GB because I tested it in ICS and JB with no problems. I'll install GB in an unused slot of the turbo kernel to get this thing tested ASAP.

If you want to check the zip, the md5sum is:
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sheraro:
yes i use gb ! is it not supposed to work with gb ? earlier versions worked good though !

the md5 is correct
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Yeah, it *must* work with GB. I'm installing a GB ROM as I write this post :p

Exactly the one you are using as it is the first that appeared in the list and looks the most updated lol
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
Yes but it should use a custom theme file, not a theme from PS3 or PSP because it surely will give problems with the customizations.

Make a theme file that only your app use, with the standard icons. But there's no logic on importing PS3 or PSP files because 2 important reasons:

1- As I said a lot of times, the Xperia Play has more possibilities than the PSP or the PS3, so this launcher shouldn't use only the categories on the menu of a console.

2- The customization. I again say that the key of the success of a launcher is the wider customization possibilities. At least the launcher should allow you to delete a category ("Music" for example), make some new categories, and replacing an icon with a picture you want, and without being a programmer I can imagine that all this will be difficult or even impossible making this launcher work with PS3 or PSP theme files.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Ah, so I misunderstood what you tried to say. Actually it uses the uncompiled files (hence the zip file, maybe I'll make a theme editor with a custom file structure, but I already dropped the idea of hacking the already compiled .p3t), because there's already a established format (xml file) and there are already documentation made for it, making it easier for me, the app itself and for anyone who wants to make a theme. Oh, and icons will not be limited to those contained in a theme. It could even load icons from multiple themes, and/or single files inside the FS; there's already the base for this to happen, it's just that the code itself is not written, as I'm trying to get some other things done before polishing these features. Themes would be only to setup the basics (i.e in a shiny new install or to set an uniform look) after which the user will customize everything at will. For now this is what I can do, but as time and code passes it will eventually be that way.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
Very happy to read it. Customization is one of the most important parts of the best launchers.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Well, finally found the cause of the FC in GB. There was a little difference in how GB and ICS/JB parses XML files. Now it works fine, but there is something that breaks submenu animations in GB.

Oh yeah, I love when incompatibilities arise :silly:

Maybe at Wednesday I'll have a workaround for it.

[Edit] Updated apk and git repo, enjoy your testing~
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sheraro:
yep it worked again thanks :)

submenus are inaccessible like music , video , games ... only camera , settings and web browser works

installed apps displays only 3 first apps and can't scroll down to the others
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Yeah, actually they work, but animations are broken in GB. I need to find a way to fix this, and the missing alpha channel in the text highlights.

[Edit] Oh, and I just found that the fix I did yesterday broke animations in ICS/JB too. Murphy's everywhere...
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Roundtableprez:
What can go wrong, will go wrong.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] naruto144a:
Still FC, I'm using Android 2.3.3
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Maybe you haven't downloaded the theme zip file to the correct location, see this post, if it still FC's, then logcat or it never happened :p

Now with the news. :D

Finally fixed the broken animations on submenus! :victory:

Updated apk and source.

Finally I can start writing the layout editor again, now that the new code is working as expected :o

Now where I left my drawing whiteboard again?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sheraro:
submenus work again thanks :)

games covers not recognized though

ps : would you mind add sub-folder view for music and video
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Adizzzle:
So Rozen, do you plan on adding other devices into the XPMB compatibility pool soon? I have been watching from a far for a while now, and damn I want a launcher like this for the S3! Would be great since I have my S3 connected to my TV all the time. :cool::beer:
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
Again, it's still an alpha. There's no logic on making an unfinished app compatible with other phones.

Just look all the problems it's giving the app only with the Xperia Play. Now imagine if the app is opened to other devices: thousands and thousands of people asking for help and Rozen having to fix then the problems on each phone and at the same time trying to go on with the app development.

Just wait for it to be finished, it's the faster way to get it in other phones. ;)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Adizzzle:
Definitely understandable logic, though it is open source, maybe opening it to other devices would interest other devs to lend a hand in furthering XPMB's development?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Actually the only thing locking out other devices was a simple file check and some versions ago was gone, anyone are welcome to port it to any device out there, I swear that I'll not be mad at that :p

It's open to any device, but I'm focusing on what I have.

There are many TODOs in the code to remind me these features everyone wants :)

I'm bad at distributing code work, and because of that, I'm doing it as a one-man-army coder :p

But, anyone with graphics editing skills are welcome, because as you can see, some assets looks like made with paint lol (Actually they were done with GIMP as I think I know better than Photoshop as an everything-linux man, heh) but I would like it with smoother visuals ;)

Thanks for your words and help, everyone! :D

Enviado desde mi Xperia Play
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] myonenotlonely:
this is very cool !!!

but the launcher run very slow especially when accessing installed application (when i access menu application, it took very long time to show installed application). May be u can make cache of installed application into database.

:good:
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] T.M.I.P:
Something like this
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
That's the PSVita menu, and this app pretends to look like the XMB, the menu of the PSP and the PS3.

It's impossible for this app to resemble the Vita's menu.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] abdel12345:
so its been a month sice the last release. Any progress?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] arany0218:
This launcher works on 2.3.6?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] abdel12345:
yes it works but right now its still kind of a beta so it wont be able to replace your home launcher
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
Less than a beta, it's an alpha. This app still needs a lot of development.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] T.M.I.P:
its not impossible for it to resemble the layout of the icons on the screen Like if He made a launcher that had ten dot on screen and when you press on that dot you can add an icon and have it resemble the layout of the PS VITA
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
Nah, the Vita menu and the XMB look and work too much different to join them in a unique user interface.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] T.M.I.P:
Not join them two separate Launchers Dont Wont the PSP Look it Cool But it 2013 and PSP is old Wont Ps Vita look on the Xperia Play Just the layout of the home screen
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
Then this is not your thread, sorry.

Please try to write correctly, it's a bit hard to understand you. Use commas, etc.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] abdel12345:
[MENTION=5207008]T.M.I.P[/MENTION] why dont you make a separate thread and try to make a launcher like that. I think thats a cool idea but this thread is for the xmb launcher which is also pretty awesome
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Ankhie:
would love to have this but my phone is not an xplay,,any chance this will be compatible with other phone??
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Miles Wolf:
Please before making a question first use the search tool and then read a bit the thread.

This has been answered too many times.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sewer56lol:
I was rolling around at the speed of sound, had places to go then I came across this thread. I couldn't stick around but keep moving on, answering this question had one way to find out! Just keep on searching the thread. Why just you don't trust what you can see. Take our lead we'll set you free.

Follow posts, set them free and trust them or just escape from the thread. You'll make it through follow me....

Set the thread free....

Oh Yeah....

Questions are lurking around every turn, trust your feeling because you gotta live and learn. I know with some luck that you'll make it through. I got no other options but just to be this unoriginal !

I don't care what lies ahead.

No time for guessing just live with the project instead. Find the next release no matter what that may be.

Take it's lead it'll set you free.

Follow it, set it free, just give a reason to escape from the thread.

You'll make it through... Oh Yeah...

Sorry I was bored so I decided to be unoriginal seeing the avatar of the user above me, made me think of the Sonic fanbase lololol.

Escape from the City! Oh I mean thread lol.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Adizzzle:
You should sign up at some random rap / hiphop forums or somethin'.

Or is there like a rap thread here in XDA???
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ¡OM3GA!:
Hahahah first sentence n I knew it was that song lololol. Sonic adventure battle 2 right??? Haha cracked me up!!!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] EeJay:
Just tested this on Ice Cream Speed (v2), which is an ICS Rom.. As the name implies lol... And I just get "XPMB has stopped"

I'll test again on v5 and report back with my findings ;)

I would love to see this become a useable replacement for the Xperia home launchers.. It would re-justify having an Xperia Play :p
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] DiamondBond:
Yep latest version FC's in all rooms I think...
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] EeJay:
Ah right I see lol
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
Rozen reporting!

Well, there's no release today but there's one silently building in the shadows.;)

There aren't many visible changes in the outside, but a big one in the code, and you can check it by looking at the last 2 or 3 repo commits this month.

I'm not gonna release anything until I finish writing the code that will introduce the side menu (it's almost complete, just needs testing and implementing), which will also allow to modify categories and subitems, in a rudimentary but functional copy/paste way. :)

For those who are getting FC's, it could be fixed with the next release as it is not required anymore to manually copy the default theme in the filesystem. It does it all by itself now :cool:

Oh!, I wrote the code that makes it screen size agnostic again, I think it just need HD assets to try to get this working on every other device, and there's touch support (again!), but still doesn't work as expected (scrolls only one item a time), but works :silly:

I said this from the very beginning, but I'll say it one more time: this is a very alpha version that could (and will!) be under constant (code and visual) change, as it's no easy task to even clone an app like this (well, maybe after this struggle to get to a working backend & UI, modules would be a breeze). So please everyone, bear with me in this long journey I have begun back in february :angel::p

B.R.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Adizzzle:
Thanks for the update!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Mubz_C:
I tried the build before this update on my nexus 4 stock nonrooted. And to me the interface looks really good. It is a little small but I can live with that. Touch control sort of worked. I was able to move across menus and up and down but couldn't click anything. One thing I wish you could do is make it so that the user can edit the menus with what apps they want. If that is already on the agenda on what you are going to do then you can ignore that and do it at your own pace.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] EeJay:
I really can't wait for this app to be finished :p

Im using Turbo Kenel 3.1 to Multiboot ICS (1st slot), GB (2nd) and Jellybean (3rd)...

Im reserving the GB slot solely for gaming/music/camera and if I could use this launcher then it would give it a much more psp style sense and would complete my Xperia Play :p
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] abdel12345:
How are you using camera for gb on turbo kernel? It says it doesnt work.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Adizzzle:
Gotta say this seems like the most well thought out launcher, and i cant wait to use this as my default home!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] EeJay:
HAHA i know! xD

I posted this as I was flashing the GB rom.. I hadn't even looked at the changelog/OP properly so at the time of the post I wasn't even aware of the camera not working... Besides, I reserve Gingerbread for gaming alone, so i don't really use the camera on it lol
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] sewer56lol:
I knew someone would see what I did there xD.

I was bored and did that on purpose.

*Escapes From the City*

(Awkwardly enough I just moved from one Grandfather's place to my other Grandfather's , escaped from one city CD)

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Actually I just copied Escape From The City from Sonic Adventure 2 from my memory and altered it a little.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] unreal:
Thats awesome! Cant wait for final build!

Sent from an phone
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] 404-Not Found:
How can you emulate the Plays control?

Sent from..... my Alien Kindle Fire w/JB

Did I help? Just hit the Thanks button
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] brendanthekid:
Works great on an R800a! only thing that doesnt work is the music submenu its just blank. running 2.3.4 :good:
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] insane5125:
Does this work on stock GB?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RozenTensai:
It must work on it :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] unreal:
Exactly! There are plenty of users using GB!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] hunter3000:
Hi guys, can someone tell how to correct manage NES and GBA roms to show in launcher?

For ex. i have rom "Adventure Island 2.nes" I put it in NES folder. In resources i create empty file named "Adventure Island 2" (without extension)

I'm also create in resources folder files: Adventure Island 2-BG.jpg and Adventure Island 2-CV.jpg (covers) after that i create META_DESC file and here is: "Adventure Island 2=First platform game"

But in launcher shows only this in attachment.

What I'm doing wrong? Or maybe XPMB doesn't support for now fully working background's and info?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] insane5125:
It installs but when i open it i get a message saying sorry! the application XPMB (process com.raddstudios.xpmb) has stopped unexpectedly.

Can someone help.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] hunter3000:
@up did you add to your sd card theme.zip?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] insane5125:
no i just installed the apk can you give me a step by step?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] hunter3000:
2nd post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=37090812&postcount=2
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] insane5125:
thanks:good:

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i can't find the themes folder
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] hunter3000:
Did you read post carefully?

"/sdcard/XPMB/themes/simple.zip" ust create on sdcard folder XPMB/themes and here put simple.zip